Barriers to women entrepreneurship. Different methods, different results?

Ana Tur-Porcar (), Alicia Mas-Tur and José Antonio Belso
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Ana Tur-Porcar: Universitat de València
Alicia Mas-Tur: Universitat de València
José Antonio Belso: Universidad Miguel Hernández

Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 2017, vol. 51, issue 5, No 8, 2019-2034

Abstract: Abstract Building on research by Akehurst et al. (Serv Ind J 32:2489–2505, 2012), this study analysed internal and external factors in women entrepreneurship and linked these factors to the barriers that women face when starting businesses. To do so, two contrasting statistical techniques were used: PLS and QCA. After analysing results from each of these techniques, we observed that family duties and difficulties in obtaining financing (both internal and external) were the main factors related to barriers faced by women entrepreneurs.

Keywords: Women entrepreneurship; Barriers; Partial least squares (PLS); Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s11135-016-0343-0

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